Talk:Kokomo, Indiana

Cats Don't Dance reference

@Historianbuff: We are only supposed to include pop culture appearances if those appearances portray the town in any notable way or have significantly influenced how the town is perceived. From what I am reading in the entry you added, it does not seem like the film Cats Don't Dance has done either of those things, since it sounds like the town is only mentioned a few times in passing. If you have a reliable source that indicates the references in the movie have significantly influenced how people perceive the town, then, by all means, your addition is welcome. Otherwise, I am not convinced that it adds anything constructive to the article. --Katolophyromai (talk) 22:36, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Katolophyromai pretty much summed up my point. My only addition would be the mere use of a community's name in a song, film, book, etc, informs the reader of nothing about the community. All authors have artistic license and can pick any name they choose. There are many reasons for an author to choose a place name, one of which is the way it sounds. Kokomo, like Kalamazoo and Winnemucca, get chosen frequently due to their lyrical sound. IPC sections should consist of media that was actually produced in the community, media that can add to one's knowledge of the community more than it does the knowledge of the media at hand, and namechecks where there are reliable sources for the author's artistic choice. Any other additions violate the pillar policy WP:NOTTRIVIA. John from Idegon (talk) 00:07, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

The History section starts off with ...a list?

Does anyone else think this is unusual? I've never seen that in any other city article, and think it does not do the city's history any justice. I would propose that this list, which IS still valuable, might be a better fit as a subheading of Culture, since they are architecturally significant places that one might visit, in addition to being a part of the city's history. Unless there are objections, I can make this change. If there are objections, does anyone have a better idea? The status quo, in any event, does not work. 1980fast (talk) 05:57, 11 November 2018 (UTC)

Notable tornadoes

If we can't change the info heading for the 2016 tornado, I see no reason why we can't add wikilinks, to the "Notable tornadoes" section. While I understand that a wikilink should generally only appear once in any given article, it also says hat it can be helpful to readers if wikilinks are added to another section. Some thoughts?--2601:153:900:43F0:4030:5257:78E8:CB2E (talk) 22:15, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

I've revered my own edit until a consensus is reached.--2601:153:900:43F0:4030:5257:78E8:CB2E (talk) 22:29, 27 January 2019 (UTC)